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New page: '''St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney''' is a large Anglican church in Sydney's North Shore. It is located at the corner of Church and McLaren streets...
'''St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney''' is a large [[Sydney Anglicans|Anglican]] church in [[Sydney|Sydney's]] North Shore. It is located at the corner of Church and McLaren streets, close to the busy [[North Sydney, New South Wales|North Sydney]] CBD.
== History ==
The first church called St Thomas' on the site, then named St Leonards, was designed by [[Conrad Martens]] and opened in 1846. Martens personally carved the font, which is still in use.
In the later years of the first minister's time at St Thomas', the Anglican architect [[Edmund Blacket]] was recommended to design a larger church; it opened in 1884. The style is English Gothic.
The graveyard holds the remains of many famous colonialists, including [[Edward Wollstonecraft]].<ref>http://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/resources/documents/39_st_thomas_WalkingTour.pdf</ref>
St Thomas' has always stood as a prominent beacon of Christianity in the once quiet but now bustling North Sydney. There have been many ministers serve at St Thomas' over its 157 year history.
== Service times ==
There are four services at St Thomas'. There is a service at 8am (traditional), 10am (family service) and 5pm and 7pm (informal) services. However, since 2009, the "Winter Merge" event occurred where the 5pm and 7pm services merged to form a larger 6pm congregation during the winter months.
== Church by the Bridge ==
[[Church by the Bridge]] is a [[church planting|church plant]] of St Thomas', North Sydney. It is located in Broughton Street, [[Kirribilli, New South Wales|Kirribilli]], and offers a contemporary, Bible-based service which meets at 8am ), 9.30am, 5:00pm and 6:30pm each Sunday and 5:30pm each Saturday evening, followed by supper.
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.st-thomas.org.au St Thomas' Anglican Church website]
* [http://www.cbtb.org.au Church by the Bridge website]
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[[Category:Australia]]
[[Churches in New South Wales Index]]
== History ==
The first church called St Thomas' on the site, then named St Leonards, was designed by [[Conrad Martens]] and opened in 1846. Martens personally carved the font, which is still in use.
In the later years of the first minister's time at St Thomas', the Anglican architect [[Edmund Blacket]] was recommended to design a larger church; it opened in 1884. The style is English Gothic.
The graveyard holds the remains of many famous colonialists, including [[Edward Wollstonecraft]].<ref>http://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/resources/documents/39_st_thomas_WalkingTour.pdf</ref>
St Thomas' has always stood as a prominent beacon of Christianity in the once quiet but now bustling North Sydney. There have been many ministers serve at St Thomas' over its 157 year history.
== Service times ==
There are four services at St Thomas'. There is a service at 8am (traditional), 10am (family service) and 5pm and 7pm (informal) services. However, since 2009, the "Winter Merge" event occurred where the 5pm and 7pm services merged to form a larger 6pm congregation during the winter months.
== Church by the Bridge ==
[[Church by the Bridge]] is a [[church planting|church plant]] of St Thomas', North Sydney. It is located in Broughton Street, [[Kirribilli, New South Wales|Kirribilli]], and offers a contemporary, Bible-based service which meets at 8am ), 9.30am, 5:00pm and 6:30pm each Sunday and 5:30pm each Saturday evening, followed by supper.
== References ==
<References/>
== External links ==
* [http://www.st-thomas.org.au St Thomas' Anglican Church website]
* [http://www.cbtb.org.au Church by the Bridge website]
{{returnto}} [[Churches in New South Wales Index]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Churches in New South Wales Index]]
